4 Players Manchester United should sell by 2019

Smalling has been constantly bombarded with criticism
from the Manchester United fans over his lack of confidence and hesitancy at
the back. Smalling started with United under Sir Alex Ferguson and it all
seemed well until the legendary manager retired. Smalling has struggled to
dominate at the back in spite of having small spells of success in long
intervals. The English defender despite having considerable amount of
experience under his belt hasn’t looked close to what United need at the back.
He recently signed a new contract but if possible United should surely look to
offload him.

3. Phil Jones:

Alike Chris Smalling, Phil Jones too showed a lot of
promise in his early spell at Manchester United. Signed from Blackburn, Phil
Jones looked quite solid for the future and it could have been the same case
had Jones not frequently struggled with injuries. He has been sidelined more
than often with injuries and it has hampered his progress and development
significantly. Jones does not look confident on the ball and panics way too
easily while defending. This has caused a lot of instability at the back and
United cannot afford that anymore. It is best for both Jones and United that
they part ways soon.

2. Antonio Valencia:

With the signing of Diogo Dalot it was expected that
in spite of the Portuguese being signed, Antonio Valencia will play more than
often. Although Dalot hasn’t played that much, Valencia has been almost totally
stripped off his place in the starting lineup. The Ecuadorian has looked decent
enough while defending but surprisingly he has failed to offer much while going
forward. United as a club has always relied on its fullbacks to provide width
and dynamism in the attack. With Dalot, Ashley Young and Matteo Darmian at
disposal, United can do without the services of Valencia and we can see him be
offloaded next year.

Alexis Sanchez:

It was expected that Sanchez would turn out to be a
massive signing for United when the Red Devils signed him from Arsenal this
summer. Unfortunately, things haven’t worked out the best for Sanchez and
United. May be it majorly had to do with Jose Mourinho’s tactics but
irrespective of the strategy, the Chilean failed to have even the slightest of
impact while going forward. If things don’t change immediately with Sanchez,
considering the huge amount of wage he is earning at United, it would only make
sense that United sell him and invest in another attacker for the new season.